Best gimbals in 2022

Abby Ferguson Best overall DJI RS3 Pro Check Price Best small DJI Pocket 2 Check Price Best for DSLRs Zhiyun Weebill 2 Check Price Gimbals hold your camera steady so you can shoot buttery-smooth, cinema-ready footage while on the move. Gimbals are a type of hand-held support system that stabilizes your camera on three axes—tilt,… Continue reading Best gimbals in 2022

Best wide-angle lenses for Sony in 2022

Abby Ferguson Best overall Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Check Price Best ultra-wide Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Check Price Best prime Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM Lens Check Price Wide-angle lenses—for Sony shooters and everyone else—represent an essential piece of kit in a well-rounded gear bag. As the name implies, wide-angle lenses provide a… Continue reading Best wide-angle lenses for Sony in 2022

Best microphones for podcasting in 2022

Abby Ferguson Best overall Shure SM7B Check Price Best USB Shure MV7 Check Price Best for beginners Blue Yeti Check Price Microphones for podcasting, like the medium itself, have become more accessible and popular in recent years. Thanks to its adaptability, podcasting has established itself as a mainstay of many brands’ marketing strategies. And this… Continue reading Best microphones for podcasting in 2022

For the film lover: How to choose your camera and film type

In 2017, Kodak brought back Ektachrome color-positive film; in 2018, they revived T-Max P3200 B&W film. In 2019, FujiFilm announced they’d bring back black and white film, launching Neopan 100 Acros II in both 35mm and 120 formats. And this year, Kodak brought back the 120 version of Gold 200. It’s safe to say that… Continue reading For the film lover: How to choose your camera and film type

10 Top Tips for Designing a Cartoon Character for 2D Animation

If you love cartoons, why not try your hand at designing a cartoon character? After all, every expert started as a beginner. It’s easier than you think. Just follow these ten top tips and you’ll have a stunning character ready to animate in no time. 1. Keep It Simple Cartoons come in a wide variety of… Continue reading 10 Top Tips for Designing a Cartoon Character for 2D Animation

David Ulrich: How to be a more mindful photographer

Swimming Pool, Cape Cod, MA. © David Ulrich David Ulrich is a photographer, writer, and teacher. He worked as an assistant to Minor White, drank with Ansel Adams, and crossed paths with many of the great photographers of the late 20th century. His life was changed when he witnessed the Kent State shootings in 1970,… Continue reading David Ulrich: How to be a more mindful photographer

20+ Stunning images with complementary colors

In 1961s, Fred Herzog photographed a woman on the street, with just her green skirt and red stockings visible in the frame. In 1972, Helen Levitt photographed kids in New York City, dressed in various shades of yellow and purple. In the 1980s, Martin Parr photographed an ice cream shop in an English beach suburb,… Continue reading 20+ Stunning images with complementary colors

How to Use the Essential Sound Panel to Edit Dialogue in Premiere Pro

In this lesson from David Bode’s FREE Ultimate Premiere FAQ course, you’re going to learn about the Essential Sound panel and how you can use it to punch up and clean up your dialogue for better mixes. To address your audio issues in Premiere Pro, you going to use the Essential Sound panel to fix issues with… Continue reading How to Use the Essential Sound Panel to Edit Dialogue in Premiere Pro

How to Build a Basic Photo Post-Processing Workflow With Adobe Camera Raw

Photographing in RAW format gives you the best options for your post-processing as it’s retaining all the information from when you took the image. Due to that, though, RAW files have a large file size and look a little flat, so they might require a little more ‘post-shoot’ thought than some other formats. Here, we’ll… Continue reading How to Build a Basic Photo Post-Processing Workflow With Adobe Camera Raw